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package org.pentaho.metaverse.api;

/**
 * The IAnalysisContext interface provides a way of associating a name and context object for
 * the purposes of analysis (static analysis, runtime analysis, e.g.)
 */
public interface IAnalysisContext {

  /**
   * Gets the name of this context
   *
   * @return the String name of the context
   */
  String getContextName();

  /**
   * Gets the object associated with this context
   *
   * @return the Object associated with the context (Trans for runtime analysis, e.g.)
   */
  Object getContextObject();
}
